What is the name of this play?

[Minnesota_husker]

The Annexation of Puerto Rico

That play is far too cool

 

[NUance]

The Lorena Bobbitt.

/ when you're not really concentrating on holding onto the balls.

 

[huskerfan92]

Whatever it was I thought it was a good call by Beck, if Newby catches that he had some room to run

 

[Toe]

The Annexation of Puerto Rico

No no, that was another name for the Fumblerooski.

 

[irafreak]

I've heard A-C...always called it A. It's one of my favorite plays. Suck in the pass rush and pitch it forward...

 

[unebch]

The correct answer is

A. Shovel

Or Utah pass if you were a college football fan in 1957

The others are incorrect as fans simply misheard "Shovel" as "Shuffle" or "Shuttle"

And yes, Tom Osborne used this to great effect with Ahman Green in the mid 1990s

 

[In the Deed the Glory]

ummm...Incomplete Pass

It is a shovel pass.

 

[WhatDoIKnow]

The "no matter how many times it's run, if incomplete the announcers still have to explain why it's not a fumble" pass.

 

[In the Deed the Glory]

The "no matter how many times it's run, if incomplete the announcers still have to explain why it's not a fumble" pass.

...and I have to explain it to nearly every one in the room.

 

[The Maudfather]

 

[Landlord]

The correct answer is

A. Shovel

Or Utah pass if you were a college football fan in 1957

The others are incorrect as fans simply misheard "Shovel" as "Shuffle" or "Shuttle"

And yes, Tom Osborne used this to great effect with Ahman Green in the mid 1990s

I've heard a number of coaches and announcers call it a shuffle pass. I thought the first person (that didn't know football) I ever heard call it that was an idiot, but I've since heard it enough times not to question it.

It might not be an official term, but words become acceptable for whatever usage they are put to by enough people.

 

[Redmusky]

The true name is the Softball pitch

 

[Ulty]

It might not be an official term, but words become acceptable for whatever usage they are put to by enough people.

I thought that was a perfectly cromulent explanation.

 

[HuskerShark]

i think that's about the last time it actually worked, too

It was set up perfectly. He's just got to catch it and take off down the field.

 

[kchusker_chris]

i think that's about the last time it actually worked, too

It was set up perfectly. He's just got to catch it and take off down the field.

He had a big drop on an option play earlier in the year didn't he? Same kind of deal.

When you don't get a lot of touches, you've gotta make the most of what you get. Was less than impressed w/ Newby this year - considering how well some of our recent freshman backs have performed.